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Picking a Microsoft document sync solution

Obviously this is fodder for a future article, but here's a mile-high view of Microsoft's three document sync solutions. Right now, the company makes three: Live Mesh (pre-beta "technical preview") Windows Live FolderShare Beta SyncToy 2.0 For starters, they're all free. The first...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-14-2008
Bad Windows Update, bad

And if I could hit you on the snout with a rolled-up newspaper, I would. I get home from Ireland and my desktop PC is asking to install an important update. It's called "Update for Windows Live Photo Gallery (KB 955359)." Now, I do use Windows Live Photo Gallery and I am, of course, an...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-12-2008
Small but important Live Mesh update

Earlier this month, Microsoft made some changes to Live Mesh , including very low level support for P2P (peer to peer) folder sharing. The problem was (at the time) that you couldn’t configure this explicitly in the UI. So if you wanted to exclude the Live Desktop from a folder share (and not exceed...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-31-2008
FY09 Strategic Update

Only Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer could send such an important message out and give it a subject line that boring. But you'll want to read this one. I've highlighted some bits I feel are particularly interesting. From: Steve Ballmer Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:30 PM To: Microsoft–All Employees...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-25-2008
Microsoft Office Outlook Connector 12.1 Beta

This could be huge. Those waiting for calendaring syncing between Hotmail/Windows Live and Microsoft Outlook can rejoice: It looks like it's finally happening (albeit in beta form): Brief Description With Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Microsoft Office...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-24-2008
Too late, too little: Games for Windows LIVE will be free

When I reviewed Games for Windows LIVE last year, I wasn't impressed. And while Microsoft appears to be making the right moves here , let's be honest. This ship has sailed. Free multiplayer gaming has been available forever on the PC. So welcome to the party, Microsoft. You may find there's...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-23-2008
Microsoft Equipt Fact Sheet

I wrote about Microsoft Equipt (formerly codenamed Albany) in today's WinInfo . Here's the product fact sheet: Product Overview Microsoft Equipt is a subscription service that, in one easy installation, delivers security and performance with Windows Live OneCare plus Microsoft Office Home and...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-02-2008
Live Mesh Remote Desktop: It works in Vista Home Premium too

I should have mentioned this in my Live Mesh Preview , but a reader question just reminded me of this issue. You may be familiar that the Remote Desktop feature in Windows requires Windows XP Tablet PC/Professional Editions, or Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise: Home versions need not apply...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-28-2008
Is Microsoft serious about gadgets?

LiveSide's Donavon West asks what I think is a valid question (though to be fair, he is the CTO of LiveGadgets.net , so he certainly has a personal stake in this discussion as well): Has Microsoft all but given up on it's gadget platforms? Many groups within Microsoft have blogs where they talk...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-14-2008
The Great Windows Collapse of 2011

I've gotten a lot email this week about the over-hyped Gartner report that said, essentially, that Windows is collapsing under its own weight. My reaction to this is two-fold. Before we get to that, here's a typical story about this report from ZD's Larry Dignan, who, I'm happy to report...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-12-2008

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